Combined lady s purse and card-case



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' F. F. BRAILLARD.

COMBINED LADY'S PURSE AND CARD CASE.

No. 551,359. Patented Dec. 1'7, 1895.

Wnesses UNITED STATES PATENT ()EErcE.

FRANCIS F. BRAILLARD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBINED LADYS PURSE AND CARD-CASE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 551,359, dated December17, 1895.

Application filed August 2, 1895- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS F. BRAILLARD, of Brooklyn, New York, haveinvented an Improved Combined Ladys Purse and Card- Case, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved combined ladys purse andcard-case, which is adapted to be suspended from the waist of the wearerin such a manner that it is counterbalanced and cannot becomeaccidentally detached.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of myimproved combined ladys purse and card-case, showing it in use. Fig. 2is an end view thereof.

The letter A represents a strap which is creased as at a, and foldedupon itself, so that its shorter front section or arm a overlaps theupper portion of its longer rear section or arm (4 To the lower end ofthe rear section a there is attached a depending case 0, having pocketsfor the reception of cards and handkerchiefs. To the lower end of thefront section a there is attached a depending purse 13, having pocketsfor the reception of coin or bills. The combined length of the frontstrap-section a and the purse B is less than the length of the rearstrap-section ta so that in this way the purse is placed a shortdistance above the case 0, and a portion of the strap is exposed beneaththe same.

The strap A is folded around a waist-belt 1), upon which it is laterallymovable so as to be readily shifted to the proper position. The strap,though thus laterally movable erial No. 557,957. (No model.)

upon the belt, cannot slip'therefrorn longitudinally, as the purse andcase depend from opposite sides of the belt, and prevent the strap frombeing pulled out. In this way the cases B and O, besides fulfillingtheir usual functions, also act as stops, and moreover serve tocounterbalance one another. Thus a safe, convenient, and roomycontrivance for holding the usual articles carried by ladies isproduced.

In manufacturing my improved combined ladys purse and cardcase, the backof the case 0 is stitched to the front of the strap, while the back ofpurse B is stitched to the back of the strap. After the strap is foldedso as to overlap, its back will be exposed along the section a, and thepurse and case will be brought into alignment and face outwardly, aswill be readily understood.

In lieu of folding the strap around the belt D, it may also be foldedaronndapin or other retaining device.

What I claim is- The combination of a belt with a folded strap adaptedto straddle the same and having arms of unequal length and with a pocketbook and purse secured to opposite faces of the strap, so as to projectfrom and open to- Ward the same side of the folded strap, substantiallyas specified.

FRANCIS F. BRAILLARD.

\Vitnesses L. T. REMY, WILLIAM SoHULz.

